Nutrition and Diet: Food Ingredients, Labels, and More
Welcome to our nutrition and diet page, where you can learn about what you’re really eating. If you’re seeking guidance on meal planning, exploring dietary trends, or aiming to learn about nutrients in food so that you can make informed food choices, you are in the right place. We are always improving this page – so be sure to check back often.
80% of Americans Exposed to Fertility-Ruining Pesticides in Oat-Based Foods
A concerning discovery has been made regarding the presence of a chemical pesticide, chlormequat, in oat-based foods available in the U.S.
FDA: Children’s Applesauce PURPOSELY Contaminated with Heavy Metals
The FDA believes certain brands of children’s applesauce have been intentionally contaminated with heavy metals lead chromate.
Virus-Resistant GMO Pork Inches Closer to Human Consumption Amidst Consumer Uncertainty
Virus-resistant pork from genetically modified pigs could soon be served as your next meal. Are you ready for GMO bacon?
Zinc “Crucial” for Improving Blood Sugar Regulation for Diabetics
Good news for diabetics. A meta analysis suggests zinc supplementation plays a crucial role in enhancing blood sugar control.
Health Benefits of Cloves: The Super Antioxidant Spice for Healing
Cloves are known to be one of the most powerful antioxidant foods around. But they are much more – here are 10+ health benefits of cloves.
Hemp Oil’s Healing Benefits Now Legally Attainable Anywhere After Years of Suppression
For years cannabis has been wrongly suppressed, as the plant possesses numerous highly beneficial compounds that offers many health benefits.Now, hemp oil can be legally purchased anywhere.
Review Finds Carotenoids (Fruit and Vegetables) Help Prevent Breast Cancer
Researchers reviewing eight different studies recently found another reason to consume more fruit and vegetables—breast cancer prevention.
Education, Access to Healthy Food is Key in Ending Junk ‘Food Deserts’
As many as 23.5 million people living in food deserts can’t access healthful food. Here are the 5 biggest food deserts in the U.S. as of 2011.
Green Tea Exports Banned Due to High Radiation Levels
A swathe of Japan’s tea making regions including parts of Tochigi, Chiba and Kanagawa prefecture as well as the whole of Ibaraki were included within the ban, according to the…
Scientists are Developing Disease-Fighting Beer…in the Lab
Researchers want to bring out the anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties of beer by creating the synthetic compounds that give it those properties.